Where to start?

[Heherson Pagcaliwagan]

On 10/15/2009 09:49 PM, Gregory Zysk wrote:
> Dear Marketing,
> 
> I have pondered over the question of; 'where to start?'
> 
> After receiving the comments on this list which were supplemented by emails
> supporting the fact that there is not much coordination in the area of
> marketing, but more so the unwillingness to see the relevance of it, it
> makes this a difficult mission. That combined with the questions I have
> asked through email to the group leader who never replies to those mails
> makes this impossible.
> 
> There has been talk of people not wanting to look inside the organization,
> but just want to focus on the outside. Like a doctor who takes care of the
> sick but never takes care of themselves. He may help a lot of people, but
> when he neglects his own health, he eventually ends up in a position where
> he can no longer help others.
> 
> I can really say that as a newbie to the FOSS community and someone who is
> not a "techie" or paid to do this but looks at it as one of this social
> responsibilities, I am really not too impressed. There is widespread
> disagreement, as their is in many other FOSS communities also which leads me
> to believe that this is a "members club" only. Those members being the
> technically inclined. These technical people have jobs that either support
> you to work on Fedora with their time and money or you are actually paid by
> Fedora/Redhat.Those of "us" who do not fall under those categories are
> putting all of our time with no supplemental payment.
> 
> Therefore, I suggest you keep this a technical distro only, that way
> everyone entering the community as well as it's users will have a foundation
> to start from. Wider user bases than that need not apply.
> 
> After many hours contemplating it and some sleepless nights, I have decided
> where to start: Removing myself from this group!

Every time someone leaves the group (or the project) is a sad day for
me. I have nothing but thanks for the time and energy you put in and I
hope you find something else that will suit you better. I pray that you
continue contributing to FOSS if not to Fedora.

-- 
Heherson Pagcaliwagan
http://project.azneita.org

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